Patents by Inventor John Gruver

John Gruver has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Induction heatable container with protective end caps
    Patent number: 7475787
    Abstract: A beverage can with top and bottom heat barrier ends for protecting the user from scalding when consuming a beverage heated by induction heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc. and Silgan Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: John Gruver, Gary Mengeu, Michelle Gagnon
  • Induction heatable container with protective end caps
    Publication number: 20070095847
    Abstract: A beverage can with top and bottom heat barrier ends for protecting the user from scalding when consuming a beverage heated by induction heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: John Gruver, Gary Mengeu, Michelle Gagnon
  • Self-venting valve
    Publication number: 20050087553
    Abstract: A valve assembly has a valve housing and a valve core body movable therewithin for providing a smooth and continuous outflow of liquid from a container, which may be unvented and rigid, through a liquid-out passageway, and provides an air-back passageway for drawing external air into the container. In a preferred embodiment, the core is rotatable within the housing by one-handed actuation. The air-back passageway is preferably a channel provided on the surface of the core body, and the liquid-out passageway is preferably provided between openings in the core body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: J. Halfacre, John Gruver, Christian Randhahn, Charles Curtiss, Stuart Leslie, Christopher Matice, Stephen DeHoff
  • Beverage container protective end cap assembly
    Patent number: D529379
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Pepsico, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Mengeu, Michelle Gagnon, John Gruver